Citizenship and Immigration Canada: The report, released last week, found 219 reported cases of forced marriage in Ontario between 2010 and 2012. Some 97 per cent of the reported victims were women, according to The Star. We take the issue of forced marriage very seriously and will review the reports recommendations, said Nancy Caron, spokeswoman for Citizenship and Immigration Canada. CIC visa officers are trained to identify all types of application fraud and work diligently to prevent it and Ottawa will review a set of recommendations on forced marriage made in a recent groundbreaking study by the South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario. The majority of the cases unearthed in the study, 81 per cent, involved victims 16 to 34 years old. Most were forcibly removed from Canada and married abroad. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

budget: In a budget unveiled Wednesday, the government said it would cut the deficit by nearly 18 billion euros $24 billion , 14.8 billion euros of which will come from spending cuts, the rest from taxes. The bill budgets 379.9 billion euros in spending for 2014, according to Times Colonist. "Purchasing power is our preoccupation," Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici told French television on the eve of the budget unveiling, calling it a budget for growth and employment and PARIS - The French government has declared the economic crisis over and is promising its new budget will bring growth and jobs. But experts are criticizing the proposals, saying they could derail the nascent recovery. The government has promised the measures will re-energize the economy by reducing the money spent on retirement and health benefits and by offering companies a tax credit if they hire. But taxpayers are grumbling about even the modest tax increase, and economists are split on the merits of cutting spending now, when the recovery is still weak. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Kenyan government: A gaping hole in the mall's roof was caused by Kenyan soldiers who fired rocket-propelled grenades inside, knocking out a support column, a government official told The Associated Press. The official, who insisted he not be identified because he was sharing security information, said the soldiers fired to distract a terrorist sniper so hostages could be evacuated, according to CTV. Al-Shabaab on its Twitter feed Wednesday claimed that the Kenyan government assault team carried out "a demolition" of the building and NAIROBI, Kenya -- Working near bodies crushed by rubble in a bullet-scarred, scorched mall, FBI agents began fingerprint, DNA and ballistic analysis Wednesday to help determine the identities and nationalities of victims and al-Shabaab gunmen who attacked the shopping centre, killing more than 60 people. Video of the roof collapse showed massive carnage. The collapse came Monday, shortly after four large explosions rang out followed by billows of black smoke. Although a government minister said the terrorists had set mattresses on fire, causing the roof to collapse, the video showed such massive destruction that the explanation seemed unlikely to be the full story. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

John Mark Tillmann: A Fall River man whose house was a personal museum crammed with stolen artifacts is headed to a federal penitentiary, according to The Chronicle Herald. Justice John Murphy adopted a joint recommendation from lawyers and sentenced Tillmann to nine years in prison, minus just over a years credit for the eight months he spent on remand and John Mark Tillmann, 52, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax to 40 criminal charges. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Jorge Sosa: Three decades later, that officer, Jorge Sosa, is battling to remain a U.S. citizen, according to Times Colonist. Sosa, who was a second lieutenant during Guatemala's civil war, is charged with lying on his U.S. citizenship application about his military service and his command role in the massacre of at least 160 men, women and children in the village and RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A former Guatemalan soldier told a jury Wednesday that he was sobbing as he took a 3-year-old boy to be killed but an officer said he was doing "a job for a man." Sosa, a small, mustachioed man, listened calmly and took notes as an interpreter relayed details of the 1982 slaughter in the hamlet of Dos Erres. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

economic crisis: PARIS - The French government has declared the economic crisis over and is promising its new budget will bring growth and jobs. But experts are criticizing the proposals, saying they could derail the nascent recovery. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The government has promised the measures will re-energize the economy by reducing the money spent on retirement and health benefits and by offering companies a tax credit if they hire. But taxpayers are grumbling about even the modest tax increase, and economists are split on the merits of cutting spending now, when the recovery is still weak. French finance minister Pierre Moscovici adresses reporters as he leaves the Elysee Palace following the weekly cabinet meeting in Paris, Wednesday Sept. 25, 2013. The French government has declared the economic crisis over and is promising that its budget for next year will bring growth and jobs, but experts are criticizing the proposal from all sides and a true rebound looks way off. AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere In a budget unveiled Wednesday, the government said it would cut the deficit by nearly 18 billion euros $24 billion , 14.8 billion euros of which will come from spending cuts, the rest from taxes. The bill budgets 379.9 billion euros in spending for 2014. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ford: Forty-nine percent of the 1,082 Toronto residents over 18 surveyed on Sept. 21 and 22 indicated they supported Ford, an increase from 44 per cent at the end of August, according to The Star. The metaphor I would use is the clouds have cleared and you can see the sun and there are a number of people out there that respond to that and Almost half of Torontonians approve of the job Rob Ford has been doing as mayor of Canadas largest city, a new poll suggests. Its been speculated that the explanation is that his performance isnt being upstaged by personal incidents, and if thats the case then I guess hes letting his record, or his thoughts, stand on its own, Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly said Wednesday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Socit Saint-Jean-Baptiste: The Montreal chapter of the Socit Saint-Jean-Baptiste has taken one giant step into the digital age with its Moi, j'achete en francais application . But the inspiration for the initiative is rooted in the vigilante justice of the Wild West, according to The Star. A team of volunteers will follow up on the most pertinent files and will take the actions necessary to find a solution with the businesses that have the worst scores, the organization explains and MONTREAL A French-language advocacy group has launched an online application that will allow the public to name, shame and pressure Quebec companies into compliance with provincial laws if they deign to do business in English. The tool asks consumers to give a 1-to-10 rating and make comments on businesses based on whether they provide service in French, whether it's the common language among employees and whether store signs adhere to Bill 101, Quebec's sacred language law. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

NAIROBI, Kenya: NAIROBI, Kenya - Working near bodies crushed by rubble in a bullet-scarred, scorched mall, FBI agents began fingerprint, DNA and ballistic analysis Wednesday to help determine the identities and nationalities of victims and al-Shabab gunmen who attacked the shopping centre, killing more than 60 people. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Video of the roof collapse showed massive carnage. The collapse came Monday, shortly after four large explosions rang out followed by billows of black smoke. Although a government minister said the terrorists had set mattresses on fire, causing the roof to collapse, the video showed such massive destruction that the explanation seemed unlikely to be the full story. Kenyan security forces keep guard as Kenya's Interior Minister Joseph Ole Lenku addresses a press conference near the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday Sept. 25 2013. At least 18 foreigners were killed when the militants entered the Westgate Mall on Saturday, slaughtering men, women and children with assault rifles and grenades and taking people hostage. The current death toll is 67 and is likely to climb with uncounted bodies remaining in the rubble. AP Photo/ Jerome Delay A gaping hole in the mall's roof was caused by Kenyan soldiers who fired rocket-propelled grenades inside, knocking out a support column, a government official told The Associated Press. The official, who insisted he not be identified because he was sharing security information, said the soldiers fired to distract a terrorist sniper so hostages could be evacuated. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Zdenko Juric: He feels incredibly fortunate to be here, especially after he was almost swept into the bloody conflict of the Bosnian War, which tore that part of Europe asunder, according to The Chronicle Herald. The war started back home in early 1992 and at that time I had two young kids, who are adults now, at that time they went across the border to Croatia a few times, because luckily we were close to the border, they would go there back and forth to hide, he said. Eventually in July, 1992, they left home and I couldnt go with them because you had to stay with the military and become part of it and Zdenko Juric lives in Dartmouth, owns his own real estate business that serves much of the HRM and has a growing family. We came to Canada 15 years ago and its tough coming to a new place where nobody knows you, where the language is different, the culture is different, Juric said. But the people I ve met over those years have given us huge support and we appreciate that as a family and I myself as a business owner, its been just great. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.